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DREOSTI MEMORIAL LECTURES 2024
SAIRAC national committee
Dr Andy Pearson will be doing the same lecture at each of the dates and venues below .
Dr Guido Dreosti : Founding President of SAIRAC Died 7 September 1997 at the age of 92
At the inaugural meeting of the South African Institute of
Refrigeration held at Hotel Bordeaux in Cape Town on 17 July 1951 , Dr Dreosti was elected the Founding President . The initial membership was 41 with Dr Dreosti being allotted membership number 1 . He was president for the first five years and again in 1957 / 58 and 1962 / 63 .
In 1962 the Institute widened its scope to include air conditioning and became the South African Institute of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning ( SAIRAC ). Since 1951 until May 2024 exactly 4 863 persons have joined SAIRAC .
Dr Dreosti was a true scientist and had a wide range of interests pertaining to the food industry , particularly fish and fruit and its preservation by means of refrigeration . His qualifications had an engineering flavour to them and
SAIRAC JOHANNESBURG CENTRE Date : Tuesday 3 September 2024 Time :
6.00pm for 6.30pm Venue : Emperors Palace Convention Centre ( Fabia )
64 Jones Road , Kempton Park , Johannesburg Enquiries : Mariet Pieterse : 082 772 1694 RSVP : johannesburgsecretary @ sairac . co . za
SAIRAC DURBAN CENTRE Date : Wednesday 4 September 2024 Time : Venue :
5.30pm for 6.00pm The Gateway Hotel Cnr . Centenary Boulevard & Twilight Drive Gateway , 4321 . Enquiries : Jade Banks : 076 910 1168 RSVP : durbansecretary @ sairac . co . za culminated with a doctorate in engineering physics from the University of Utrecht in Holland in 1930 .
Milestones in his career include :
• Research into the pre-cooling of fruit for the South African export industry from 1930 – 1940
• Director of the Fishing Research Institute , Cape Town
• Technical adviser to the PPECB ( Perishable Products Export Control Board )
• Research Professor at University of Cape Town
Dr Dreosti published over 300 papers on subjects in the fields of refrigeration , dehydration and canning . He made a lasting and valuable impact on mankind and left the world a better place .
SAIRAC launched the Dreosti Lecture in 1998 in memory of and to honour the outstanding achievements and leadership of its founder . The Dreosti lectures exemplify the objective of SAIRAC to promote the unrestricted dissemination of knowledge and information . RACA
SAIRAC PORT ELIZABETH CENTRE Date : Thursday 5 September 2024 Time : 6.00pm for 6.30pm Venue : Beach Hotel , Beach Road , Port Elizabeth 6001 . Enquiries : Celia Blignault : 083 320 3386 RSVP : portelizabethsecretary @ sairac . co . za
SAIRAC CAPE TOWN CENTRE Date : Monday 9 September 2024 Time : 6.00pm for 6.30pm Venue : Lagoon Beach Hotel Conference ( Atlantic )
Lagoon Gate Drive , Milnerton , 7435 Enquiries : Rozelle Steenkamp 062 085 4054 RSVP : capetownsecretary @ sairac . co . za
“ Dr Dreosti published over 300 papers on subjects in the fields of refrigeration , dehydration and canning .”
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